Wrangell History Unlocked
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Topics of Research
1869 Bombardment of Wrangell
BLOG: “Repugnance and Reluctance:” The Personnel Files of Lt. Melville Loucks.
BLOG: The Man Who Bombed Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw
BLOG: Walking the Bombardment of Wrangell
PODCAST: Episodes, research, and timeline
1870s The ArmY Era
PODCAST: In 1874, a scandal exploded when a career-criminal from Portland became the customs office for Fort Wrangel.
PODCAST: When world-renowned naturalist John Muir arrived in Fort Wrangel, his life changed forever.
PODCAST: The sad story of John Boyd, a gold-miner who was tried for murder in Fort Wrangel for cold-blooded murder.
PODCAST: The true life story of William King Lear, an influential Wrangell merchant who saw much change.
1908 Wreck of the Star of Bengal
BLOG: Original audio of Bill Taylor telling his eyewitness account from aboard the Hattie Gage.
BLOG: A history of Labouchere Bay, the site of Wrangell’s APA cannery and the modern-day Wrangell Airport.
PODCAST: An unearthed, original audio recording of James Kennedy telling the story from the steamer Kayak.
PODCAST: Episodes, research, and timeline
The Roaring 1920s
PODCAST: The landmark legal case that defined voting rights for Alaska Natives.
BLOG: A curios trading post for tourists that left Wrangell without its cuture.
BLOG: How the construction of a breakwater for Etolin Harbor changed life.
PODCAST: The true story of the 1921 murder of Harry Nakamoto.